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Micky Ward vs Mike Peoples — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Micky Ward

Mike Peoples

Micky Ward (38-13) and Mike Peoples (1-4 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Ward

38

Wins27 KO · 71%

13

Losses

0

Draws51 tracked bouts

Peoples

Tracked record

1–4

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Ward leads 1–0

Micky Ward and Mike Peoples have met 1 time; Ward leads 1–0.

Micky Ward and Mike Peoples have met 1 time; Ward leads 1–0.
Met1986Jan 24Series
Micky WardFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mike PeoplesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Ward 5 · Peoples 1 of 6 measurable rows
WardPeoples
Record†
38-13 (edge)1-4
Win %0–100%
74.5% (edge)
20%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
71.05%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
71% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
51
5

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Micky Ward: 5′8″
Mike Peoples: No height on file
Reachnot held
Micky Ward: 70″
Mike Peoples: No reach on file
Agenot held
Micky Ward: 61
Mike Peoples: No date of birth
Stance
Micky Ward: Orthodox
Mike Peoples: Not recorded

Micky Ward left, Mike Peoples right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Micky Ward38 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

Micky Ward: 38 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (71%) and 11 on the cards (29%). Counted from 51 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 71%11 on the cards 29%

Mike Peoples1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

Mike Peoples: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Micky Ward 51, Mike Peoples 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Micky Ward last boxed on Jun 7, 2003 — 8,534 days ago. Ward had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Augustus Jul 2001Leija Jan 2002Gatti May 2002Gatti Nov 2002Gatti Jun 20032.8 tracked bouts per year

Mike Peoples last boxed on Oct 3, 1992 — 12,433 days ago. Peoples had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Bush Jul 1985Ward Jan 1986Tiozzo May 1986Liles Nov 1990Nardiello Oct 19920.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Micky Ward and Mike Peoples ever fought each other?
Yes. Micky Ward and Mike Peoples met once on January 24, 1986, and Micky Ward won by UD.
The meeting

WJan 24, 1986 · Ward · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ward or Peoples?
Micky Ward is 38-13 and Mike Peoples is 1-4 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Micky Ward has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ward38–1374.5%

Peoples1–420%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ward or Peoples?
Micky Ward has 27 knockout wins and Mike Peoples has 0. Micky Ward has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ward2771.1%

Peoples0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ward and Peoples have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Micky Ward and Mike Peoples have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ward and Peoples?
This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for Micky Ward and 5 bouts tracked for Mike Peoples. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ward51bouts

Peoples5bouts

How They Win ↓

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